ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has expelled five National Assembly members for defying party orders and backing the controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill last August, a disciplinary action that carries more symbolic weight than legal consequence, as all five lawmakers contested the 2024 elections as independents and are unlikely to lose their seats under defection rules.
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IMF praises Pakistan’s ‘strong’ performance under $7 billion loan program
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s efforts to stabilize its economy under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund loan program have won praise from the IMF’s country representative, Mahir Binici, who called the nation’s performance “strong so far,” a statement from the Islamabad-based Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) said.
SJC dismisses 19 complaints against judges but shields details from public view
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) dismissed 19 of 24 complaints against superior court judges on Saturday, labeling them baseless, but opted to shield the details from public view despite Chief Justice Yahya Afridi’s plea for openness.
Stranded on K2: Climate chaos throws climbing season into disarray
ISLAMABAD: The jagged peaks of the Karakoram Range, home to some of the world’s most formidable mountains, have long beckoned the bravest of climbers. This year, however, the dream of scaling K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I, and Gasherbrum II is fading fast.
PTI leaders enter Lahore to plan protests for Imran Khan’s release
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party founded by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, kicked off a nationwide anti-government campaign on Saturday, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur arriving in Lahore to rally supporters and strategise the movement’s next steps.
Thieves swipe WWII memorial shields from Karachi’s historic Frere Hall
KARACHI: Thieves broke into Karachi’s historic Frere Hall during the Ashura holidays, making off with five World War II memorial shields and other valuables, police and local media reported on Saturday.
JUI‑F Rehman presses PTI for internal shake‑up in KP rather than opposition plot
ISLAMABAD: The leader of a right-wing pro-Taliban opposition party called on Saturday for a shake-up in the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, pressing the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to initiate change from within the ruling party rather than through opposition manoeuvres.
Pakistan braces for more flooding as monsoon death toll hits 90
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a fresh alert late Friday, warning of potential floods and flash floods in several regions across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Balochistan provinces from July 12 to July 17.
Pakistan opens sugar import tender to tame local prices after export surge
KARACHI: State-run the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued an international tender to purchase between 300,000 and 500,000 metric tons of white refined sugar, traders said on Friday, as the country scrambles to stabilize domestic prices following a sharp increase driven by a massive export boom and a production slump.
Bodies of nine bus passengers slain in Balochistan returned to hometowns in Punjab
QUETTA: The bodies of nine bus passengers kidnapped and killed in Balochistan’s Sardhaka area were recovered and transported to their hometowns in Punjab on Friday morning, officials said, marking the latest in a series of deadly attacks targeting civilians on their provincial identity in Pakistan’s restive southwest.